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BTW, as a European, I was surprised to find why Hershey's Kisses taste like vomit and it looks like I'm not the only one to see it this way: http://elitedaily.
by d33 9y ago
BTW, as a European, I was surprised to find why Hershey's Kisses taste like vomit and it looks like I'm not the only one to see it this way:
http://elitedaily.com/news/hersheys-chocolate-chemical-in-vomit/1765784/ http://elitedaily.com/news/hersheys-chocolate-chemical-in-vo...
- arkades 9y agoSuch pseudoscience. Water is also found in both vomit and chocolate. They didn't provide any quote suggesting butyrate tastes like vomit, or gives vomit its distinctive flavor - just that it provides a tang, like /all acids do/. You wouldn't say that sour butter or Parmesan taste like vomit, but those were also listed as containing butyrate.
- shawabawa3 9y agoActually I think parmesan does taste a bit like vomit. I think it's pretty well known - if you google "parmesan tastes" the first autocomplete is "like vomit"
- nl 9y agoI also think Hershey chocolate tastes a bit like vomit. Parmesan cheese too. I wonder if it is a genetic thing that only some can taste, like the bitterness in Brussel sprouts.
- tpeo 9y agoIt's not like all vomit tastes the same either, but that's something that people somehow fail to take into account unless they've been on a couple of benders.
- neohaven 9y agoButyric acid is one of the main "notes" of butter. Especially when being melted. This whole article is absolutely ridiculous.
- kbutler 9y agoAnd wine and chocolate have thiols, which is the main source of skunk smell. http://winefolly.com/review/where-wine-flavors-come-from/ http://winefolly.com/review/where-wine-flavors-come-from/ However, if you remove them, the wine/chocolate lack their rich flavor.
- lurker12390879 9y agoCoffee too I believe.
- SAI_Peregrinus 9y agoCoffee smells just like skunk mixed with burning rubber to me. Tastes horrible, of course, I can't stand the stuff.
- sekh60 9y agoHuh, ever since I was a child and smelled my first skunk I associated it with coffee, no one I ever shared the association with agreed with me. So this thread really puts some childhood questions to rest.
- jjtheblunt 9y agoI'm American, born in Chicago, and always thought Hershey's Kisses were gross too.